Generous...Welcome to the madness around here...I think you'll find everyone as helpful as can be...
1st thing I'd like to do is thank you for your service to this country and particularly your time in Vietnam...I've heard it said this country has nothing to apologize for..I disagree...we should apologize to all the Vietnam vets for the way WE as a nation treated returning vets from that unfortunate episode in American history...THANK YOU...
From the profile pic it looks like you have found yourself a nice V20 to fish from...what horsepower your 4 stroker??...will be helpful to know in estimating your range...good news is new tank...bad news for anticipating as much as 40 miles offshore is that it's only 42 gals...did previous owner install?...original was 60 in an '84, so yer starting out w/an 18 gal loss...so be very weight-conscious when loading people and gear for fishing...and deciding on a hard top...lot of wind resistance there and weight...suggest you consider light as possible frame(but not flimsy) and canvas top instead of fiberglass...
What your target fish from Aransas Pass?...do you ever go out of Galveston?...post up some more pics of your V when you can...we like boat porn around here!!...
